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Religious stratification is the division or hierarchy of individuals or groups within a society based on their religious beliefs, practices, or affiliations. The division of…

Cultural hegemony is defined in Marxist philosophy as the ruling class’s dominance over a culturally diverse society by manipulating its culture—beliefs and explanations, perceptions, values,…

Class stratification is a type of social stratification in which a society is divided into parties with varying access to resources and power. It is…

Age stratification in sociology refers to the hierarchical classification of people into age groups within a society. The division of a population into different age…

Social stratification is the division of a society’s people into groups based on socioeconomic factors such as wealth, income, race, education, ethnicity, gender, occupation, social…

A welfare state is a type of government in which the state (or a well-established network of social institutions) protects and promotes the economic and…

Advice about fitness geared toward older individuals has grown in popularity as the world’s population ages. Social dancing in particular has been seen as a…

An indirect election, also known as hierarchical voting, is one in which voters do not choose directly among candidates or parties for an office (as…

In contrast to direct democracy, representative democracy, also known as indirect democracy, is a type of democracy in which elected people represent a group of…

Proportional representation (PR) is a type of electoral system in which subgroups of an electorate are represented in the elected body in a proportionate manner.…

A proposed governance system in which elected officials have the same number of votes as the number of people who voted for them is known…

Direct representation, also known as proxy representation, is a type of representative democracy in which voters can vote for any candidate on the ballot, and…